| | | Fauchard (Fork) Gisarme | The Gisarme: First
mentioned in texts of
the 12th century and
continuing in use up
to the 17th century.
Often identified with
the bill, it seems to
have had a totally
different origin and
to be an offspring of
the axe, not the
billhook, and may be
identified with the
crescent shaped
double-socketed axe.
In the English
poem 'Sir Gawaine and
the Green Knight',
written between 1360
and 1400, it is
referred to as
a 'giserne', this
name is applied to
the Green Knight's
weapon, which is also
called a sparth and
an axe.
Head: 23 3/4", Pole:
72";
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